Macaulay Remembered Again
In doing some research for my paper on “Classical Liberalism, Morality, and Poverty” I re-read Thomas Babington Macaulay’s brilliant refutation of Tory paternalism, “Southey’s Colloquies on Society.” (If you want…
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My debate in Brazil
My debate with Ciro Gomes in Porto Alegre at the Forum da Liberdade in 2008 More of the videotaped debate can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciro_Gomes
Mayor for Sale….but Not Cheap
Livingstone to be Chavez adviser
Bravo for Libertarian Lawyers
Linda Greenhouse of the New York Times listed the DC Second Amendment case as one of the “3 defining opinions” of the 2,691 opinions that she has covered over her…
Che in Good Company
When a picture tells more than a thousand words…..from my friend Ivan Osorio.
What Manuel Ayau and His Colleagues Have Wrought
Leftist thinking left off the syllabus “Francisco Marroquin University is a bastion of libertarianism, drawing potshots from both sides of the political spectrum,” says the Los Angeles Times. (Actually, there…
Here are two friends, at the end of one life…
Writer Jan Morris remarries wife she wed as a man This little story is nearly as charming as Jan Morris’s books. It reminds us of several things, including that “gender…
Congratulations, Constantino!
I’m very proud of my friend Constantino Diaz-Duran, pictured above with his partner Chris on the occasion of his graduation from Columbia University. I met Constantino at a lecture in…
Milton Friedman Prize Award Ceremony
The ceremony for the award of the 2008 Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty to Yon Goicoechea was simply awesome. The various videos will be posted later, I am sure….